Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2011 - A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 here at 6:38 p.m. local time EST Friday (Mar 11). Designate
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 14, 2011 - The Russkiy Mir foundation will next week name a park avenue in the U.S. city of Houston after the first man in space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. To mark the 50th anniversary of the histor
Moscow (AFP) March 14, 2011 - Russia is delaying the planned launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station on March 30 due to a technical problem with the spacecraft, space agency Roskosmos said Monday.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2011 - After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 11, space shuttle Endeavour now awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming flight to the International S
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2011 - NASA is seeking partner organizations to manage the agency's upcoming Night Rover and Nano-Satellite Launcher Centennial Challenges. NASA's Centennial Challenges are prize competitions for technolog
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) March 14, 2011 - An engineer fell to his death Monday at the launch pad where the shuttle Endeavour is set to launch next month, the US space agency said.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2011 - NASA will unveil its new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EDT on March 22. The Horizontal Integration Facility
Moscow (AFP) March 14, 2011 - Russia may have to delay a planned rocket launch to the International Space Station that was timed to honour the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight, Interfax reported Monday.
Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 14, 2011 - As the Satellite 2011 conference kicked off in Washington, D.C., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and SES today announced an agreement to launch an SES satellite using the Falcon 9 rocket.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 11, 2011 - A new report from the National Research Council recommends a suite of planetary science flagship missions for the decade 2013-2022 that could provide a steady stream of important new discoveries abo
Los Angeles (AFP) March 10, 2011 - US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is expected to attend next month's space shuttle launch commanded by her astronaut husband, a spokesman said Thursday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 10, 2011 - In which direction is the sun's stream of charged particles banking when it nears the edge of the solar system? The answer, scientists know, is blowing in the wind. It's just a matter of getting NAS
McGregor TX (SPX) Mar 10, 2011 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the City of McGregor have signed a lease agreement allowing SpaceX to expand the size of its rocket development facility in McGregor. Under the deal
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 9, 2011 - China's Chang'e-2 lunar orbiter has spent most of its mission in relative obscurity. This mission lacks the historical significance of Chang'e-1, which was China's first mission to the Moon. It has
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) March 9, 2011 - The oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth Wednesday after its final space flight and will now end its days as a museum piece to delight the crowds.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2011 - Like a human who just went through laser vision correction, the International Space Station (ISS) recently got a clearer view of our world. That improved view is opening up new vistas for students i
